John wicks



J. WIGKS.

DRE WASHER.

No. 64,178. Patented AprfZS, 1867.

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gleiten tetes stmtffirf JOHN Wicks, 0F GREENLAND, 4MICHIGAN. Leim PatentNo. 64,178, areal/1pm 2e, y1867.

IMPROVBD :oss-WASHER.

TO ALL WHOM ITv MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN WICKS, of Greenland, in 4the county ofntonagon, and State of 'Michigam have invented a new and improvedOre-.Washer; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing'is'a'full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

The nature o f my invention consists in the'combination ofancre-separator lwith a slime-pit, and thei'orm of the separator and itsconstruction with its slime-pit.' It'also consists in the combination'of a walking-beam and connecting-rod with a hutch. Itfnrthernconsists-in the combination of buddles with slime-pits. v

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention,l Iwill lproceed todescribe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 isa top plan view of my improved ore-washer.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of Athe same.

Figure 3 is asection of iig. 2.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the gures.l

A represents the base upon which my ore-washer stands; A is'alaunderwhich'connects withl the slimeseparator B. This 'slime-separatoris covered with'grates toiprevent large pieces of rock Vwhich may beaccidentally brought up from choking the separator.l MM are pipesprovided for the purpose of bringing` clear ivster to the bottom oftheIseparator by which the sand is Washed out of the launder L; Themudis floated olf through the slimepit J, from which it passes through thespout 'intothe slime-buddl,II',where itis cleansed of its cop'per. Thesand passes from the launder L into the sieves C, andthecoarsefcopprsettles upouthe bottom v of the sieves by the gigglingmotion which is communicated to the water in thehutch K, by-a suitableplunger attached to the walking-beam N and'connecting-rod 3. The sandpasses from the front sieves-to .theback vones to prevent any copperfrom passing oi' with the poor sand. The poor sand is washed overintogth' launder O, and is thrown away. The ner particles of copper passthrough the sieve int o the hutch K, and from thence through` the pipesr r, and spout 4, into the buddle G, Whore they are cleansed,v` Thecoarse copper accumulating upon the sieve C prevents the greater part ofne sand from"goinginto the huts-li K, and is kept at a depth of fromthree-fourths to one and lone-fourth inch upon.v the sieve, and is drawnoi through -the pipe D into the box S. T is a support for the sieves,and projects some'four inches upoif the inside to give a more uniform Aaction to the ,water under the sieves. This machine is perfect in itsoperation, and is capable of washing forty tons of ore'in twenty hours.t p v A v -v Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination of the separator B, slime-pit J, buddle H and theirconnections, the lsieves C C C C, and hutchv K, all for the purposes andsubstantially as described.

2. I also claim the walking-beam N, connecting-rod 3, in combinationwith the hutch K, substantially as described.' i i I v 3. I claim thebuddle H, in combination with the slime-pit J, for the purposesdescribed.

1. I also claim the bnddle G, in combination with the hutch K,substantially asdescribe'd.

l 4JOHNv WICKS.

Witnesses:

F. G. WHITE, H. K. Conn

